Praia (Cape Verde) (AFP) – Applause erupted, drums began to beat and car horns honked: Cape Verde's narrow loss to Argentina ...

Colombia booked their place in the last 16 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ghana in Kansas City. Jhon Arias' early goal ...

Huge crowds of Iranians were expected to pay their final respects to supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday at the start of ...

Cape Verde are an example for other small nations to follow, said defender Pico Lopes, after the islanders came close to ...

Wasteful Colombia saw off toothless Ghana 1-0 on Friday to become the final team to qualify for the World Cup last 16.

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas hunkered down on Saturday as the second "super typhoon" to hit the US Pacific ...

Costa Rican scientists may have discovered a new species of ghost shark in Pacific waters near Cabo Blanco and Cano Island.

German police are bracing to guard an annual congress of the far-right AfD party this weekend against tens of thousands of ...

Four bags of IV fluid hang from the ceiling of a McDonald's converted into a clinic in the aftermath of the two earthquakes ...

Lahiru Udara made the most of an unexpected opportunity, stroking a magnificent 188 in leading Sri Lanka to 338 for five at ...

Australia coach Tony Popovic defended his decision to switch goalkeepers for the penalty shootout that they ultimately lost ...

A punishing heat wave threatened America's July 4th celebrations, World Cup matches and power grids as near-record ...